The protests against the functioning of the Election Commission in India have attracted the attention of the whole world. Expressing concern over crores of names being removed during a particularly intensive revision of voter lists in India, US MP Pramila Jayapal supported the peaceful protest. He has advocated fair elections while supporting the peaceful protests being carried out by the people of India. Jaipal compared the situation in India with the policies of President Donald Trump's administration in America.
The issue of deletion of crores of names during the special intensive revision of voter list in India has come into discussion at the international level. Democratic MP Pramila Jayapal has called the large-scale vote-chopping measures in India an anti-democratic effort.
The issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in India and alleged deletion of names of voters has now started heating up at the international level. Indian-origin American MP Pramila Jaipal has expressed concern over the deletion of names of about 13 crore people from the voter list in India during the special intensive revision process.
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Comparing the situation in India with the policies of President Donald Trump's administration in the US, Jaipal said that efforts to weaken voting rights appear to be similar in both places.
The Democratic Congresswoman from Washington State said, 'The events happening in India seem similar to what the Trump administration was doing to weaken voting rights in America. In such times, non-violent protest movements are very important.